Date and Time

Location

Description

Course Description:

In this MoP Foundation & Practitioner Course participants will learn the key aspects of the Management of Portfolios (MoP) methodology. MoP helps organizations ensure if the investments are done in the right change initiatives and implementing them correctly. This is achieved by:

● Prioritizing the programs and projects in terms of their contribution to the organization’s strategic objectives and overall level of risk.

● Managing the programs and projects consistently to ensure efficient and effective delivery.

● Maximizing the benefit by providing the greatest return from the investment made.

Course Topics:

● Introduction

● Background of the methodology

● The MoP Principles:

● Senior Management Commitment

● Governance Alignment

● Strategy Alignment

● Portfolio Office

● Energized Change Culture

● The MoP Defination Cycle

● Recap

● Roles and responsibilities

● The MoP Delivery cycle:

● Management control

● Benefits management

● Financial management

● Risk management

● Stakeholder engagement

● Organizational governance

● Resource management

● The MoP framework

● Sample Foundation exam

● Recap

● Designing and setting up the Portfolio office

● Overview of P3O and P3M3, including smaller case studies

● Implementing and customizing the MoP model

● Sample Practitioner exam

Learning Goals:

● Define the scope and objectives of portfolio management and how it differs from program and project management.

● List the benefits of applying portfolio management.

● Explain the context it operates in.

● List the principles successful portfolio management is based on.

● List the different approaches to implement MoP.

● List the factors to maintain progress and how to assess the success of portfolio management.

● State the purpose and key content of the major portfolio documents.

● Define the scope of key portfolio management roles.

Individuals certified at the MoP Practitioner level will have demonstrated their understanding of:

● Defining the business case to get senior management approval for portfolio management.